CVE-2008-4437 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Bugzilla versions before 2.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.5, specifically when the --attach_path option is enabled. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by submitting a specially crafted XML file containing ".." (dot dot) sequences within the data element. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.22.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.